The Collection (2012)

IMDb Official Trailer

So, since the first one—aka The Collector—wrapped up, everyone was pretty much waiting for the sequel. I actually really dug The Collector, mostly because the plot and the pacing were solid, but also because those traps were just brutal, you know? The gore and the whole creepy atmosphere... it just worked. Well, turns out Marcus Dunstan, who directed the first flick (which was his directorial debut, by the way), is coming back with even more insane traps, more blood, and way more carnage in this follow-up. Huge respect to Marcus for nailing the first movie, especially considering he was just starting out as a director... though, I guess he’s clearly got plenty of inspiration under his belt since he wrote Saw IV,V,VI and VII. So yeah, that's where he's getting his ideas from.

Is Marcus trying to pull a Saw and turn this into a massive franchise? Honestly, I have no clue. But if they announce a third one, there's a pretty good chance we'll see a whole series. The Collection hit theaters here in the States on November 30th, and I'm not totally sure when it'll show up in our local theaters, but there's already a camrip floating around on torrent sites while everyone waits for a decent xvid/dvdrip to drop.

Anyway, long story short, I'm stoked for this.

I might be totally off base here, but I’ve always had this nagging feeling that the original script for The Collector was actually meant to be repurposed as one of the Saw sequels, perhaps just with a few tweaks to fit the vibe. 🙂

As for me, I’ll probably sit down and give this second installment a watch, but honestly? It all feels a bit "been there, done that" to my taste. I just don't quite see the point in it all. Then again, maybe I'm just being overly cynical! 🙂

Man, I totally blanked on the fact that I even started this thread.

Now that it’s actually hitting me how much I was looking forward to this... man, what a letdown. Such a massive disappointment. The movie itself was just bad—I mean, the concept was cool and actually pretty unique, but that was about it.

I have to say, I was actually really taken with the second installment 🤷 Especially that final sequence, those specific visuals inside those glass pods, if my memory serves me right